PrestoSports: PRESTOSPORTS/MBWA MEN’S PLAYER OF THE WEEK

PRESTOSPORTS/MBWA MEN'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Richard Jean-Baptiste from Brooklyn College Earns Honor

WHITE PLAINS, NY (21 January 2008) - Brooklyn College swept three
games last week, largely due to the play of this week's PrestoSports/Met Basketball Writers Association Player of the Week Richard Jean-Baptiste (Queens, NY/St. John's Prep).
Brooklyn College (12-4 overall, 6-2 CUNYAC) defeated Berkeley College 89-63 before winning at Lehman 77-70 and at City Tech 99-80.
Jean-Baptiste only played in two of the team's contests, recording 56 points and 22 rebounds in the process. Against Lehman, the 6'4" sophomore poured in 26 points with 12 rebounds and three assists. Three nights later, he added 30 points and ten rebounds as the Bridges earned two critical conference road victories.

This Week's Honor Roll
Chris Diasparra, Adelphi University, Junior, Guard, 6'2", Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac
George Kunkel, Baruch College, Sophomore, Forward, 6'3", Glendale, NY/Archbishop Molloy
Erastus Shannon, Farmingdale State. Junior, Forward, 6'5", 225 lbs., Amityville, NY/Copiague
Devon Young, Felician College, Freshman, Forward, 6'3", 215 lbs., Monmouth Junction, NJ/South Brunswick
Bryant Dunston, Fordham University, Senior, Forward, 6'8", 252 lbs., Queens, NY/St. John's Prep
Charles Jenkins, Hofstra, Freshman, Guard, 6'3", 220 lbs., Queens, NY/Springfield Gardens
Vincent Falzone, Molloy College, Senior, Forward, 6'5", Middle Village, NY/Archbishop Molloy HS
Garthlette James, Old Westbury, Junior, Forward, 6'3", 185 lbs., White Plains, NY/White Plains
Aaron Wilson, York College, Junior, Guard, 6'2", Brooklyn, NY

About the PrestoSports/MBWA Weekly Player of the Week Award
Founded for the 2004-05 season, the Player of the Week Award is granted on a weekly basis by the New York Area Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association. Each week, each of the nearly 75 schools that play college basketball in the Tri-state area have the ability to nominate one male and one female student-athlete, based upon their on-court accomplishments over the previous seven days. An esteemed panel of eight media members votes to select from the nominations the most outstanding player. Any player who receives any votes, but are not named the Player of the Week, are then named to the Honor Roll.

About PrestoSports
PrestoSports is proud to sponsor the college basketball in the New York area, and specifically the MBWA. We are pleased to recognize the best athletic achievements in the Tri-state area. A Maryland-based company, PrestoSports is a leading provider of athletic content management software to colleges and conference offices used for designing, building and maintaining official athletic websites. With clients across the country, PrestoSports focuses on smaller schools and conferences in NCAA Divisions II and III.

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"Choosing PrestoSports was the best move we made in creating a professional and user-friendly website. It makes updating and maintaining our website simple, fast and cost-effective." Jason Sullivan, Assistant Director of Athletics, Bryant University	PRESTOSPORTS/MBWA MEN'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK Richard Jean-Baptiste from Brooklyn College Earns Honor WHITE PLAINS, NY (21 January 2008) - Brooklyn College swept three games last week, largely due to the play of this week's PrestoSports/Met Basketball Writers Association Player of the Week Richard Jean-Baptiste (Queens, NY/St. John's Prep). Brooklyn College (12-4 overall, 6-2 CUNYAC) defeated Berkeley College 89-63 before winning at Lehman 77-70 and at City Tech 99-80. Jean-Baptiste only played in two of the team's contests, recording 56 points and 22 rebounds in the process. Against Lehman, the 6'4" sophomore poured in 26 points with 12 rebounds and three assists. Three nights later, he added 30 points and ten rebounds as the Bridges earned two critical conference road victories. This Week's Honor Roll Chris Diasparra, Adelphi University, Junior, Guard, 6'2", Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac George Kunkel, Baruch College, Sophomore, Forward, 6'3", Glendale, NY/Archbishop Molloy Erastus Shannon, Farmingdale State. Junior, Forward, 6'5", 225 lbs., Amityville, NY/Copiague Devon Young, Felician College, Freshman, Forward, 6'3", 215 lbs., Monmouth Junction, NJ/South Brunswick Bryant Dunston, Fordham University, Senior, Forward, 6'8", 252 lbs., Queens, NY/St. John's Prep Charles Jenkins, Hofstra, Freshman, Guard, 6'3", 220 lbs., Queens, NY/Springfield Gardens Vincent Falzone, Molloy College, Senior, Forward, 6'5", Middle Village, NY/Archbishop Molloy HS Garthlette James, Old Westbury, Junior, Forward, 6'3", 185 lbs., White Plains, NY/White Plains Aaron Wilson, York College, Junior, Guard, 6'2", Brooklyn, NY About the PrestoSports/MBWA Weekly Player of the Week Award Founded for the 2004-05 season, the Player of the Week Award is granted on a weekly basis by the New York Area Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association. Each week, each of the nearly 75 schools that play college basketball in the Tri-state area have the ability to nominate one male and one female student-athlete, based upon their on-court accomplishments over the previous seven days. An esteemed panel of eight media members votes to select from the nominations the most outstanding player. Any player who receives any votes, but are not named the Player of the Week, are then named to the Honor Roll. About PrestoSports PrestoSports is proud to sponsor the college basketball in the New York area, and specifically the MBWA. We are pleased to recognize the best athletic achievements in the Tri-state area. A Maryland-based company, PrestoSports is a leading provider of athletic content management software to colleges and conference offices used for designing, building and maintaining official athletic websites. With clients across the country, PrestoSports focuses on smaller schools and conferences in NCAA Divisions II and III. -PrestoSports-
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